The Somers Tuskers will be playing in front of their home fans against the John Jay Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Somers is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Byram Hills a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Somers has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emily Boyle and Ellie Walsh were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Boyle struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Walsh pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Boyle scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Walsh scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katie Cole and Katherine Papa did most of the damage at the plate: Cole got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Papa scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Keira Griggs, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, John Jay beat Brewster 5-1 on Tuesday.
Somers' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-4. As for John Jay, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Everything went Somers' way against John Jay in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Somers made off with a 14-2 win. Does Somers have another victory up their sleeve, or will John Jay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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